Background
Daniel Maggs (born 1968, Cape Town, South Africa) Son of Archeologist Timothy Maggs (ref: Iron Age Communities of the Southern Highveld )and Valerie Maggs (Artist and Art Teacher ).
Daniel Maggs (born 1968, Cape Town, South Africa) Son of Archeologist Timothy Maggs (ref: Iron Age Communities of the Southern Highveld )and Valerie Maggs (Artist and Art Teacher ).
Studied Architecture at University of Cape Town 1986 - 1992. Studied for a part-time masters degree under Professor Roloef Uytenbogaardt.
His latest project, ShackRise, exhibited at the Spier Contemporary 2010, depicts a scenario in which an abandoned high-rise development is taken over by squatters. Family moved to Pietermaritzburg at age 4, where father took up a post at the Natal Museum. Schooled at Cowan House and Hilton College.
Worked for various Architectural Practices in South Africa and London between 1987 - 1996.
Maggs is currently an architect running an architecture practice in Cape Town, and an artist. Concerned with the development of two parallel careers that inform each other.
"As an Architect one has to find realistic, practical solutions which are shaped by technical and poetic concerns. The design and construction of buildings can only be a disciplined and positive pursuit, it is about improving the environment".
As an artist, Maggs" work is primarily about the built environment, although he is able to explore different aspects away from the constraints of regular architectural practice.
Often use is made of the language of re cycled and indigent architecture, to explore notions of an "African design environment". Maggs is interested in environmental issues, local innovation and making do with what is close at hand. 1994 Images of Architecture – Seeff Trust Gallery, Cape Town.